Institutional Mission
The University of North Georgia, a regional multi-campus institution and premier senior military college, provides a culture of academic excellence in a student-focused environment that includes quality education, service, research, and creativity. This is accomplished through broad access to comprehensive academic and co-curricular programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia.
Institutional Profile (Undergraduates)
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University of North Georgia Fall 2024 Census Demographics |
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Undergraduates only |
Enrolled |
Percent of UNG |
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Enrollment |
18,329 |
100.00% |
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Full-Time |
12,244 |
66.80% |
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Part-Time |
6,085 |
33.20% |
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Male |
8,044 |
43.89% |
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Female |
10,285 |
56.11% |
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Adult Learner (age 25+)* |
1,577 |
8.60% |
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First Generation |
2,992 |
16.32% |
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Low-Income (Pell) |
6,081 |
33.18% |
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Black |
695 |
3.79% |
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Hispanic |
3,273 |
17.86% |
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Asian or Pacific Islander |
877 |
4.78% |
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Native Hawaiian or Pac. Isla. |
17 |
0.09% |
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Amer. Indian/Alaska. Native |
37 |
0.20% |
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Underserved Minorities** |
5,080 |
27.72% |
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FT Vet |
391 |
2.13% |
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PT Vet |
96 |
0.52% |
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*Undergraduates Only ** Asian-Americans Excluded |
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Enrollment
UNG’s overall enrollment for fall 2024 rose by 6.7%. This growth included the largest first-year class of students in UNG history, up by 10.6%. UNG also experienced growth in its Corps of Cadets (8.5%), graduate programs (16.5%), and in dual enrolled students (30.4% see Table 4 below).
Benchmarks & Goals
As a regional, public institution of higher education, UNG strives to deliver quality educational opportunities to the region it serves. The dual role of providing access (Associates) and selectivity (Bachelors), the institution endeavors to graduate students “on time.” UNG performs well compared to both the state university and comprehensive university sectors (see Table 2).
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Table 2: Institutional Peers (Benchmark, Aspirational, Competitor) * |
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Institutional Peers (Benchmark) |
USG State Universities |
UNG |
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One Year Retention—All Degrees (2023) |
69.7% |
70.2% |
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One Year Retention—associate degree (2023) |
59.0% |
60.4% |
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One Year Retention—bachelor’s degree (2023) |
72.3% |
72.8% |
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Associate 3-Year Graduation Rate (2021) |
9.6% |
6.4% |
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Bachelor’s 4-Year Graduation Rate (2020) |
23.4% |
28.0% |
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Aspirational Peers |
USG Comprehensive Universities |
UNG |
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One Year Retention (bachelor’s only) |
75.8% |
72.8% |
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Bachelor’s 4-Year Graduation Rate (2020) |
23.6% |
28.0% |
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Competitors |
Kennesaw State University |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Georgia Southern |
UNG |
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One Year Retention (bachelor’s only—2023) |
75.8% |
61.2% |
76.9% |
72.8% |
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Bachelor’s 4-Year Graduation Rate (2020) |
20.2% |
7.5% |
29.8% |
28% |
* Source USG CCG Retention & Graduation dashboards
What’s Your 30?
Concerted efforts supporting a strategy of “What’s Your 30?” along with changes to orientation, advanced scheduling and advising of incoming students has increased the number of students enrolling in and earning credits to build program velocity as noted in Table 3.
| Table 3: Fall First-Time Freshman, credits earned by academic year (Source: End-of-Term Earned Hours) | ||||
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Academic year |
# Fall FTF earned less than 24 credits |
# Fall FTF earned 24-29 credits |
# Fall FTF earned 30 or more credits |
Total fall FTF enrolled in both fall and spring terms |
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2020-2021* |
1,802 |
1,620 |
898 |
3,586 |
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2021-2022 |
1,856 |
1,212 |
999 |
3,463 |
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2022-2023 |
1,536 |
1,144 |
1,194 |
3,316 |
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2023-2024 |
1,272 |
1,458 |
1,184 |
3,391 |
Dual-Enrolled Students
For fall 2024, UNG experienced a surge in Dual-Enrolled students, growing by thirty percent. UNG also had a moderate increase in matriculating dual-enrolled students.
| Table 4: UNG Dual Enrolled |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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# students |
1,560 |
1,532 |
1,341 |
1,582 |
2,061 |
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% of participating Seniors who matriculate to UNG after high school |
30% |
25% |
27% |
23% |
24% |
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Source: Banner database script |
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Online Courses & Adult Learners
The count of students enrolling in online courses to make progress towards program completion continued to grow (Table 5), while the number of students earning a degree by taking at least one online course remains high (Table 6).
| Table 5: Online course |
Headcount |
Course Registration |
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Fall 2020 (as of Add/Drop) |
14,107 |
28,405 |
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Fall 2021 (as of Add/Drop) |
9,193 |
17,545 |
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Fall 2022 (as of Add/Drop) |
9,250 |
18,200 |
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Fall 2023 (as of Add/Drop) |
9,897 |
18,759 |
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Fall 2023 (as of Census) |
11,752 |
23,358 |
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Source: Banner database script |
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Table 6: Number of degrees conferred to adult-learner students in which at least one course has been fully online |
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Academic Year |
# |
% |
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2019 - 2020 |
712 |
80.7% |
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2020 - 2021 |
835 |
95.1% |
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2021 - 2022 |
840 |
96.6% |
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2022 - 2023 |
877 |
97.3% |
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2023 - 2024 |
865 |
96.3% |
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Source: Banner database script |
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